The Joel Parker Whitney Pyramid Mausoleum and the Hearst Family Tomb are two of California's many unique tombs and crypts.
There are other unusual tombs in California that aren't as enigmatic and have a little more curb appeal than the stereotype of Lara Croft or Indiana Jones going through a stone-walled, spider-infested room that comes to mind when people hear the term "tomb."
The Golden State is home to thousands of tombs and mausoleums, but here are five that stand out.
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The Joel Parker Whitney Pyramid Mausoleum – Rocklin
A granite pyramid that houses Joel Parker Whitney and other members of the Whitney family is situated close to the 11th-hole green of the Whitney Oaks Golf Course.
The mid-1880s tomb, which is 15 feet high and 40 feet broad at its base, is enclosed by The Fort, a granite rock wall Whitney built when his children were still small. The tomb is the most recent man-made structure there.
On a large granite rock outside the fort, behind th...
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